Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Manual

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Organization of the Department of Psychology

Organization of the Clinical Section

Role of the Director of Clinical Training

Program Mission and Objectives

General Requirements for the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology

Elective Training in Clinical Child Psychology

Elective Training in Quantitative Concentration (available for clinical and experimental students)

Other Section and Departmental Policies and Procedures

History of Changes to this Manual

About the Clinical Ph.D. Graduate Student Manual for Psychology

This manual is designed to help students understand the doctoral program in clinical psychology. It describes the organization of the Clinical Section; the requirements for the clinical psychology specialization and for the elective training in our other major area of study (clinical child psychology); and various procedures that students will need to follow to complete the program. The manual is a reference for students regarding their program requirements and responsibilities.

This manual is a supplement to, not a substitute for, the Graduate Catalog. Students are expected to know the information in the Graduate Catalog as well as in this manual and to be responsible for completing the various requirements. If students need further information, they should consult with their mentor/adviser, the Director of Clinical Training, or the Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies.

This manual is also subject to changes during the time of a student’s matriculation through the program. Students should be aware that requirements may change in response to developments in the field, per guidelines put forth by the American Psychological Association, or programmatic enhancements decided upon by the Clinical Section. All changes will be announced to students, with clear indications as to which cohorts of students they will affect. Students are encouraged to attend to communications from the Director of Clinical Training and their student representative with regard to any important changes, to check the Department website or the Clinical Student Teams channel for the latest version of the manual (which is updated only once a year), or to request an updated pdf copy of the manual at the start of every academic year, to stay up to date with any important changes.

Use of This Manual

This manual was designed to be used as a reference for students regarding program requirements and responsibilities. Students should be aware that requirements may change in response to developments in the field, per guidelines put forth by the American Psychological Association, or programmatic enhancements. Any changes made by the Clinical Section will replace the information provided in this manual and students will be notified of those changes by the Director of Clinical Training and by the student representative to the Clinical Section.

History of Changes to this Manual

2000-01

Internship committee changed to the Internship and Training Committee with increased responsibility for practica and traineeship placements.
History and Systems requirement modified so that the alternative test was eliminated. All students are now required to complete the course.
A brief description of potential costs associated with the internship was added.
Changes in the section regarding the 260 hour limit to include current policy.

2001-02

Changes to the time limit section to match the graduate catalog.
Child clinical internship requirement wording changed (year child rotation on internship required)

2002-03

Extra detail regarding the comps process
Deletion of references to stipend increase when MS degree awarded
Addition of required prospectus at the end of the first year
Changes and updates in the Health Track requirements
Addition of clinical program requirements checksheet

2003-04

Change PSY789 to 2 CR (total of six quarters, or 12CR, needed to graduate)
Students register for Advanced Clinical Practicum (PSY889) while on traineeship
Cultural Diversity (PSY788) added as a required course
Revision of student evaluations (i.e., ratings provided in each of five categories)

2004-05

Research requirement reduced from 4 to 2 courses (or equivalent)
"Specialization" terminology replaced with "Track"
Curriculum revision (deletion of PSY650; PSY750A/B mandatory in year 1)
Addition of PSY626 as a required course
Revisions to comprehensives grading procedure
Curriculum revision regarding courses that no longer satisfy our breadth requirement. Deletion of PSY 728, PSY 748A, PSY 884, PSY 762A, PSY 762B, PSY 763A, PSY 764A, PSY 764B)

2005-06

Revisions to comprehensive exam grading procedures
Curriculum revision (addition of 641A (Psychoeducational Assessment), mandatory in year 1; addition of 894 (Advanced Clinical Seminar), mandatory in year 2
Specification that dissertation proposals must be defended in order for the students to apply for internship
Addition of a brief section at the very beginning of the manual, titled, Use of this Manual
Changes to clinical admissions procedures

2006-07

Curriculum revision (addition of PSY 692 (Research Seminar)) for all first and second year students, each academic quarter.
Required practicum hours changed from 2 quarter hours for 6 quarters to 3 quarter hours for 6 quarters (i.e., 18 hours now required, instead of 12)
Change to evaluation procedure, such that, ratings in categories 1 through 5 will determine the overall evaluation letter rating that students receives
The last section pertaining to the 260 hour limit was deleted
Addition (under financial aid) of a statement about the maximum limit for receiving funding

2007-08

Addition of a section on Program Mission and Objectives
The elimination of PSY 641A as a program requirement; movement of Personality (PSY 633) to Fall quarter (first year) and Personality Assessment I to Winter Quarter (first year).
Revision of the information required for APPIC
Revision of thesis and dissertation format information

2008-09

Addition of PSY 894Y (Advanced Seminar in Clinical Supervision) as a requirement for all students
Addition of a required applied supervisory experience (i.e., PSY 894Z, serving as a GA for an assessment course, or co-supervising a group supervision with faculty supervisor, or other experience approved by the DCT).
Revision of thesis and dissertation format information

2009-10

Revision of thesis and proposal deadlines and consequences for missing the deadlines (pgs. 39-40 clinical manual)
Elimination of PSY 680 (Health Psychology) as a biological breadth requirement; elimination of PSY 707 (Psycholinguistics) and PSY 708 (Judgment) as cognitive and affective aspects of behavior course requirements; and elimination of PSY 736 (Advanced Social Psychology) and PSY 761 (Survey of Industrial and Organizational Psychology) as social aspects of behavior course requirements

2010-11

Added information about students required to document clinical hours with Time2Track program
Revised deadline for students applying for internship to submit materials to the committee
Eliminated PSY 623 as a course requirement and moved PSY 626 to the spring quarter (from the winter quarter)
Revised grading for comps such that a third grader is required if there is a 3 point discrepancy between raters
Added that students need to obtain 24 direct contact hours to obtain credit for an individual practicum (PSY 789)

2011-12

Added information about Program Sanctioned Training Experiences
Added a section that outlines important deadlines
Added information to the section on "Continuation in the Doctoral Program" outlining students' responsibility to inform the Director of Clinical Training when they have completed their theses so that the continuation vote can take place.
Removed statement about requiring 24 direct contact hours to obtain credit for an individual practicum (PSY 789)

2012-13

Added information on degree conferral and participation in the graduation ceremony
Corrected various typographical errors and cleaned up some formatting

2013-14

Added language about needing to consider faculty workload/staffing in terms for section committees
Added language for procedures to receive approval to apply for internship to the yearly evaluation section
Added language about procedures for waiving courses, getting theses approved, and having approval of outside clinical hours obtained from prior graduate work for students entering with a master's degree
Added language about the master's degree and thesis requirements
Added requirement to have master's clinical hours approved by their prior supervisors
Added details on time limits for program requirements
Added details about student members on various committees
Made changes to training sequence based on section approved changes to course sequences
Updated student funding section based on current departmental policies
Added Conscience Clause language per recommendations from APA

2014-15

Added language about Tenure-Track faculty participating in Clinic Section meetings and on student votes
Added language about changes to traineeship procedures
Clarified that M.A. students cannot waive practica but may be able to start traineeship early
Updated information about GAships and teaching opportunities/experiences
Clarified that missing any deadline results in automatic type II evaluation letter
Added English fluency requirements
Updated thesis/dissertation committee language

2015-16

Removed track language and added details about all specialty training consistent with discussion in section
Updated all training information to new Standards of Accreditation
Added information about Background Checks, which was approved by section
Updated internship and comprehensive exam information based on feedback from respective committees
Removed the course checklist, as the Advising Center now offers graduate students an Excel macro to track completion of the program
Added in section-approved information regarding practicum at capacity
Added in information about tracking research hours that count towards clinical hours
Removed information about being able to walk in May commencement when completing internship in August, as the university no longer allows this

2016-17

GRC passed new bylaws; used their descriptions of the student rep positions to update manual
added comments about upcoming changes to comprehensive exams (manual needed to be finalized before final changes were made)
added clinic advisory committee
added 7926 teaching practicum
added resource for international students
added that students and supervisors need to follow the Clinic Policies and Procedures Manual when working in clinic
added changes to traineeship procedures as per the traineeship sites
added text about members of thesis/and dissertation committees needing to physically attend meetings (university policy)

2017-18

updated admissions procedures based on minor changes voted in by section
updated comps based on new procedures voted in by section
added in waiving of History and Systems if completed at the undergraduate level
added requirement regarding yearly research dissemination to additional requirements of the program
added appropriate use of student titles
updated traineeship procedures based on how traineeships wish to run this procedure in the future

2018-2019

Added another reminder that handbook policies/procedures and program requirements may change and students should stay informed
Added that the Internship and Training Committee will also review traineeship application materials
Added new references on proper ways to do reviews and MAs for comps
Added more guidance on page limits to comps
Updated the internship approval section to reflect changes to annual student evals
Added requirement that certain courses be completed at certain times
Updated student evaluation section to reflect the new timeline and procedures
Added in remediation procedures and remediation plan template

2019-2020

Updated the forward
Updated Internship and Traineeship Committee information
Updated course requirements
Updated Comprehensive Exam section (per changes requested by students)
Updated Integrated Report section of Assessment hours
Updated Traineeship appointment section
Added in the STDY 9000 registration requirement for internship

2020-2021

Updated DCT duties/responsibilities
Removed third stats requirement per section vote after student request
Updated comps procedures based on student feedback and committee feedback
Updated course requirement for traineeship registration to Fieldwork
Updated reference to thesis/dissertation forms
Added new traineeship travel information based on new procedure section voted in
Added in new shadowing for first years procedure as voted on in section
Updated research and travel funding based on CAS and department budget changes

2021-2022

Reorganized and clarified sections based on student use feedback
Updated SPEAK test information to VET test per university changes
Removed clinical health as elective major area of study after section discussion
Updated course numbers for Advanced Practicum and Fieldwork based on new policy adopted to support faculty workload for practicum supervision at CAS
Added new rules voted in by faculty for comps revision deadline

2022-2023

Removed GRE requirement from admissions process
Created and added a telesupervision policy
Clarified that they will need to continue practicum in the clinic at least during summer between 2nd and 3rd year
Added in the Time2Track resources and support
Updated PRISMA guidelines link for comprehensive exams
Removed clinical neuropsychology as elective major area of study